Advanced Primary Care Called Key to ACO Success

Advanced primary care boosts the savings rate and quality performance of accountable care organizations, research released this week says.

Researchers found a symbiotic relationship between ACOs and advanced primary care models such as patient-centered medical homes, the report says.

“Systems that already provided advanced primary care had a strong foundation on which to build an ACO, while becoming an ACO helped advanced primary care systems succeed by encouraging structural changes that align well with the PCMH model.”